Stocks gained ground as higher oil prices lifted the energy-heavy Toronto Stock Exchange, while the prospects of an interest rate increase in the U.S. receded further into the background. Brent crude futures posted four straight closes above…
In early October, The Northern Miner was privileged to play host to a roundtable discussion bringing together some of the heaviest hitters and nimblest minds on Bay and Howe streets to hash out the state of alternate finance methods in the…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 4.1%, or 21.5 points, en route to a 547.04-point close.
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/15 (with changes from Sept. 15/15).
Employment data from the U.S. Labor Department showing that 142,000 new non-farm jobs were created in September — far less than the 203,000 forecast — furthered expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would delay raising interest…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell for the second week, losing nearly 3%, or 15.94 points, en route to a 525.56-point close. The U.S. Labor Department reported surprisingly poor economic data, as the economy added just 142,000 workers…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index had a turbulent week, falling 0.3% to 13,339.74, despite cutting some of its earlier losses, after positive Canadian data. The country’s gross domestic product number for July came in at 0.3%, after two…
VANCOUVER — Any investor on the lookout for a junior explorer offering base and precious metal exposure via emerging in-situ metal resources and strategic land positions, might take a second glance at Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR;…
Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) is one step closer to production its high-grade Ana Paula gold project in Guerrero, Mexico, after a deal with major Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) for a mill and processing facility that could cut development…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated increasing interest rates later this year, if the labour market improves and inflation returns to 2%. The U.S. Commerce Department reported that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP)…
Anxiety about global growth soured investor appetite for risk, with data showing Chinese factory activity shrank to a six-and-a-half-year low in September, while U.S. manufacturing growth in the same month stayed at a two-year low.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 1.5%, or 8.41 points, before closing at 541.50 points. The Canadian dollar hit an 11-year low during the trading period at US$74.76, while oil and base metal futures also finished in the red….
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